Friday Five: 8 Practical Ways To Be A Better DJ Today

Joey Santos
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Last updated 4 April, 2019

In this week’s Friday Five, we’re leading with a piece from Mixmag that lists eight solid tips on how not to be a douchebag behind the decks. We’ve also got pieces from Flypaper, London Evening Standard, Forbes and Digital Music News. Have a great weekend ahead!

  1. 8 Practical Ways To Be A Better DJ – Mixmag lists some best practices and proper etiquette for gigging DJs. Ignore at your own peril! Read the article
  2. How to Get Through A Show When Everything Goes Wrong – Power through even the toughest and most demoralising of performance situations with these tips from Flypaper Read the article
  3. 12 Most Influential DJs In Dance – The London Evening Standard lists what it thinks are the most essential dance music DJs of our time Read the article
  4. How Sasha Remixes Songs – Check out how one of the greatest DJ/producers of all time approaches creating remixes that sound entirely his own. Forbes has it Read the article
  5. Music Downloads Edge Closer To Extinction – CDs aren’t the only thing going the way of the dinosaur: MP3s and music downloads in general are at an all time low as people shift to streaming. Digital Music News has it Read the article

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